OSCN Found Document:Incest - Penalty
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

Oklahoma Statutes Citationized
  Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
    Chapter 34 - Bigamy, Incest, and Sodomy
        Section 885 - Incest - Penalty
Cite as: 21 O.S. § 885 (OSCN 2026)


Persons who, being within the degrees of consanguinity within which marriages are by the laws of the state declared incestuous and void, intermarry with each other, or commit adultery or fornication with each other, shall be guilty of a Class B4 felony offense punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections not exceeding ten (10) years. Except for persons sentenced to life or life without parole, any person sentenced to imprisonment for two (2) years or more for a violation of this subsection shall be required to serve a term of post-imprisonment supervision pursuant to subparagraph f of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 991a of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes under conditions determined by the Department of Corrections. The jury shall be advised that the mandatory post-imprisonment supervision shall be in addition to the actual imprisonment.

Historical Data


R.L. 1910, § 2443; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 262 (effective date amended to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 166, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1760, c. 261, § 7, eff. November 1, 2007 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2025, HB 2104, c. 486, § 107, eff. January 1, 2026 (superseded document available).

Citationizer® Summary of Documents Citing This Document
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Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Cases
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 1988 OK CR 88, 755 P.2d 97, SALYERS v. STATECited
 1990 OK CR 55, 796 P.2d 636, LENARD v. STATECited
 1995 OK CR 7, 888 P.2d 1027, HALE v. STATECited
 1974 OK CR 209, 528 P.2d 1117, HALL v. STATECited
Oklahoma Supreme Court Cases
 CiteNameLevel
 1992 OK 122, 838 P.2d 1, 63 OBJ 2386, Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642, In reCited
 2025 OK 9, 565 P.3d 346, DONALDSON v. CITY OF EL RENOCited
Oklahoma Jury Instructions- Criminal
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 Incest -- ElementsCited
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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 21 O.S. 20I, Class B4 Criminal Offenses - PunishmentCited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 991h, Sentencing Powers of the Court Under Certain Titles Issue Order of No ContactCited
 22 O.S. 40, Definitions - Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon - Forcible Sodomy - Kidnapping - Rape - Sex OffensesCited
 22 O.S. 991a, Sentence - Powers of the CourtDiscussed at Length
Title 43. Marriage
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 43 O.S. 112.5, Custody or Guardianship - Order of Preference - Death or Judicial Removal of Parent - Preference of Child - Presumptions Regarding Best Interests of ChildCited
Title 57. Prisons and Reformatories
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 57 O.S. 138, Credits for Good Conduct, Blood Donations, Training Program Participation, etc.Cited
 57 O.S. 584, Information Required on Registration - Form - Notice of Address Change - Maintenance of Files - AvailabilityCited
Title 70. Schools
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 70 O.S. 1210.163, Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and NeglectCited
 70 O.S. 1210.163, Child Abuse and Neglect - Duty to Report - Enumerated Acts of Abuse and NeglectCited
 70 O.S. 3-104, State Board of Education - Powers and DutiesCited
Citationizer: Table of Authority
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Oklahoma Session Laws - 2025
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 2025 O.S.L. 486, 2025 O.S.L. 486, [HB 2104] - Classification of felony offensesCited
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
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 21 O.S. 885, Incest - PenaltyCited
 21 O.S. 885, Incest - PenaltyCited
Title 22. Criminal Procedure
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 22 O.S. 991a, Sentence - Powers of the CourtCited